U.S. "deeply saddened" by death of Brazilian Presidential candidate

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- The United States is "deeply saddened" to learn of the plane crash that appears to have taken the life of Brazilian Presidential candidate Eduardo Campos, the White House said on Wednesday.

Campos died on Wednesday morning in a plane crash in Santos, in the southeastern Brazilian state of Sao Paulo.

"We extend our profound condolences to the family and other loved ones of the deceased and to the people of Brazil," said Caitlin Hayden, spokesperson for National Security Council of the White House.

The thoughts and prayers of the American people are with Brazil on this tragic occasion, Hayden added.